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Jump to full article: Montreal Gazette (ca), 2008-04-15
Author: KEVIN DOUGHERTY, GAZETTE QUEBEC BUREAU
Intro: Quebec and New York have intensified their battle against terrorism and crime, agreeing to exchange information about people who cross their borders.
"That information needs to flow continuously," Michael Balboni, New York's deputy secretary for public safety, told reporters today. "That is what we are doing."
Balboni explained that U.S border authorities already have the names and destinations of everyone crossing from Quebec into New York State. But the border authorities do not communicate that information to police forces in the state. . . .
Dupuis said Quebec is concerned about the illegal flow of weapons and contraband tobacco from south of the border.
The Americans are worried about the smuggling of marijuana and other drugs from Canada.
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